Opinion

NWA Letters to the Editor Letter writers weigh in on Trump October 19, 2019

EDITORIAL: The United States has a State Department for these things The current occupant of the White House is known for many things, but mastery of the written word isn't one of them. Donald Trump has shown with his tweets that... October 19, 2019

EDITORIAL: Words on borrowed time Language is constantly evolving. Thank goodness. Or else we'd all be speaking dead languages. But, lest we forget, with evolution comes the fading of certain tr... October 19, 2019

COLUMNIST: Why 'Sesame Street' is smarter about foster care than your local child welfare agency When Sesame Street adds a character and a storyline to its fabled neighborhood, people notice. In May, the show's creators introduced Karli, a Muppet in foster ... by Naomi Schaefer Riley The Los Angeles Times - October 19, 2019

Ghost stories I'm not easily spooked. I've never thought that spirits would wander Earth, haunt houses, or play pranks on living people. Sure, I've had the hairs on my neck r... by Steve Straessle - October 19, 2019

On Woolverton Mountain As I drive north on Arkansas 9, I'm humming "Wolverton Mountain" and thinking about Marlin Hawkins, one of the most colorful politicians this state has ever pro... by Rex Nelson - October 19, 2019

Letters Hogs by the numbers October 19, 2019

MASTERSON ONLINE: Government inaction Girdeth thy loins, valued readers, for here I go yet again. by Mike Masterson - October 19, 2019

Doug Thompson: Our national humiliation Columnist Doug Thompson suggests President Trump's sudden removal of U.S. forces working with the Kurds was a quid pro quo. by Doug Thompson - October 19, 2019

NWA EDITORIAL: Letting inmates go Washington County Sheriff Tim Helder's announcement that he'll have to start restricting the number of inmates he'll accept at the jail reflects a letdown in co... by NWA Democrat-Gazette - October 19, 2019

DANA D. KELLEY: False educational god If you haven't read "My Pedagogic Creed," you don't know Dewey. by Dana D. Kelley - October 18, 2019

COLUMNIST: What to expect when you are expecting impeachment Anyone who thinks an impeachment inquiry is helpful to a sitting president has never worked in a White House where the boss is under the constant threat of remo... by Doug Sosnik The Washington Post - October 18, 2019

ARTHUR PAUL BOWEN: The legacy My first house was north of War Memorial Park, about halfway up Van Buren toward Mount St. Mary. It was a fun place to live. I had cool neighbors. It was locate... by Arthur Paul Bowen - October 18, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Must honor the oath; insulting to teachers; an unreasonable tax Must honor the oath October 18, 2019

NWA EDITORIAL: So technically wrong At Northwest Technical Institute, a thoughtlessly convenient decision to use a secret ballot reflects a fundamental misunderstand of how to conduct the public's... by NWA Democrat-Gazette - October 18, 2019